{"id":17096,"date":"2016-06-20T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/billy-bookcases-and-the-%e2%80%8bdefinitive-meatball-inside-the-new-ikea-museum\/"},"modified":"2016-06-20T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T06:11:15","slug":"billy-bookcases-and-the-%e2%80%8bdefinitive-meatball-inside-the-new-ikea-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/billy-bookcases-and-the-%e2%80%8bdefinitive-meatball-inside-the-new-ikea-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy bookcases and the \u200bdefinitive meatball \u2013 inside the new Ikea museum"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe Swedish flatpack goliath has launched a permanent exhibition celebrating its history. What does it say about the evolution of our homes?There is no mistaking the\u00a0Ikea Museum. The\u00a0room sets for each decade are arranged inside\u00a0giant cardboard boxes. One glass cabinet is dedicated to a single meatball on a fork. Another displays a humble Allen key, giver of life to flat-pack furniture. The museum, housed on the site of the chain\u2019s first store in \u00c4lmhult, in southern Sweden, is a celebration of everything Ikea. Even the original concrete floor, scuffed and scarred, proves Ikea\u2019s work ethic, economy and longevity, according to our tour guide. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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